The Book That No One Wanted to Read
The Book That No One Wanted to Read
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The Book That No One Wanted to Read

Written by Richard Ayoade & illustrated by Tor Freeman
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10 - 14
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128
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Mar 14, 2023
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From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a book. Quirky, smart, and genre-busting, this is the saga of a book that nobody wants to read–until the day it meets YOU. The life of a book isn’t easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know–it’s the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a cover the boring color of a school lunch table and pages so dry they give bookworms indigestion. But what happens when this book meets you, a curious reader? Multitalented author Richard Ayoade and award-winning illustrator Tor Freeman bring to life a hilariously subversive take on the nature of books and reading, with a heartening theme of finding the courage to tell our own stories. Readers of all ages will be delighted by the myriad bookish references and laughs on every page.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781536222166
    Publication Date
    March 14, 2023
    Publisher
    Walker Books Us
    Original Publication Date
    October 6, 2022
    Page Count
    128
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 14 years

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